ckendall - Strengthening Learning with Technology

Welcome

Image from the collection of Superkimbo, Bangkok

The authoring environments highlighted below create products that can stand alone (each will have its own URL) or can be embedded (using the "super secret embed code") in a webpage, blog, or course learning management system.
Many of the Web 2.0 environments will require a login and password in order to save your work. Will students be using personal logins or a class login? Clearly communicate with all stakeholders if students are using their own accounts and creating products.
Check the terms of service for COPPA requirements for students age 13 and younger.
Many of the Web 2.0 environments also have education portals. Education portals often offer filtering, easy management and access to student work, special URLs to work with your school's firewall; some charge a fee - many pay for this fee from department budgets, or charge students a lab fee.
Do you have a website where you can embed/place the URLs to your projects? Share resources with your classes? A website for you and your program? Websites for your students? Here are some places to consider:
- Easy to edit websites:
  - Google Sites
  - Weebly
- Easy to edit wikis
  - Wikispaces (Cindy's page about wikispaces) or PBworks
Below we will be exploring many environments together. This list is not exhaustive or comprehensive, but rather is a collection of environments teachers are currently using. Please send me environments and examples of products you and your students create and I will share them with other teachers.

Each of the sections below will open in a new window featuring additional information, examples, and supporting resources.

I.	Introductions and the Big Picture	handbook 1-14
II.	Gathering Information	handbook 17-18
III.	Visual Representations with Text	handbook 19-20
IV.	Visual Representations with Graphic Organizers	handbook 21-26
V.	Giving Voice: Creating with Audio	handbook 27-46
VI.	Giving Voice with Digital Storytelling	handbook 27-46
VII.	All Things Google	handbook 15, 84
VIII.	Screencasting	handbook 47-48
IX.	Flipping the Classroom	handbook 49
X.	QR Codes	handbook 50-51
XI.	Finding and Curating Content	handbook 53-71
XII.	Collaborative Projects and Distance Learning Events	handbook 73-83
XIII.	Geolocation & Geotagging	handbook 84-91
XIV.	Media Literacy and Copyright	handbook 94-101
XV.	Blogs and Wikis: What's the Difference?	handbook 102-109
XVI.	Microblogging	handbook 110-114
XVII.	Personal/Professional Learning Networks	handbook 115-119
XVIII.	Interactives	wiki only
XIX.	Evaluation and Assessment	wiki only